Four-toed Jerboa vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Allactaga	Nephelomys
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.